diff --git a/opts/opts.go b/opts/opts.go
index 84e679912..94afa8e16 100644
--- a/opts/opts.go
+++ b/opts/opts.go
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ func (opts *ListOpts) Set(value string) error {
 }
 
 // Delete removes the specified element from the slice.
+//
+// Deprecated: this method is no longer used and will be removed in the next release.
 func (opts *ListOpts) Delete(key string) {
 	for i, k := range *opts.values {
 		if k == key {
diff --git a/opts/opts_test.go b/opts/opts_test.go
index 958495075..e978c2ea8 100644
--- a/opts/opts_test.go
+++ b/opts/opts_test.go
@@ -141,15 +141,11 @@ func TestListOptsWithoutValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	if o.Get("baz") {
 		t.Error(`o.Get("baz") == true`)
 	}
-	o.Delete("foo")
-	if o.String() != "[bar bar]" {
-		t.Errorf("%s != [bar bar]", o.String())
+	if listOpts := o.GetSlice(); len(listOpts) != 3 || listOpts[0] != "foo" || listOpts[1] != "bar" || listOpts[2] != "bar" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected [[foo bar bar]], got [%v]", listOpts)
 	}
-	if listOpts := o.GetSlice(); len(listOpts) != 2 || listOpts[0] != "bar" || listOpts[1] != "bar" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected [[bar bar]], got [%v]", listOpts)
-	}
-	if mapListOpts := o.GetMap(); len(mapListOpts) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected [map[bar:{}]], got [%v]", mapListOpts)
+	if mapListOpts := o.GetMap(); len(mapListOpts) != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected [map[bar:{} foo:{}]], got [%v]", mapListOpts)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -182,9 +178,8 @@ func TestListOptsWithValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	if o.Get("baz") {
 		t.Error(`o.Get("baz") == true`)
 	}
-	o.Delete("valid-option2=2")
-	if o.String() != "" {
-		t.Errorf(`%s != ""`, o.String())
+	if expected := "[valid-option2=2]"; o.String() != expected {
+		t.Errorf(`%s != %q`, o.String(), expected)
 	}
 }